[PDF][PDF] Understanding and translating (spatial) prepositions: An exercise in cognitive semantics for lexicographic purposes
MM Brala - Working Papers in English and Applied Linguistics, 2000 - Citeseer
Departing from the observation that the portrayal of prepositional semantics in bilingual, but
also monolingual dictionaries—and, more generally, EFL materials—is mostly inadequate
(inaccurate, misleading and with mismatched examples), in this paper we will try to show
that a cognitively based account of prepositional meaning has much to offer to
lexicographers and EFL students. After a preliminary analysis of the semantics of the lexical
category 'preposition'we will move to more concrete 'problems and solutions' by cross …
also monolingual dictionaries—and, more generally, EFL materials—is mostly inadequate
(inaccurate, misleading and with mismatched examples), in this paper we will try to show
that a cognitively based account of prepositional meaning has much to offer to
lexicographers and EFL students. After a preliminary analysis of the semantics of the lexical
category 'preposition'we will move to more concrete 'problems and solutions' by cross …